The third anniversary of BlogBlast for PEACE is here. This one has been made more special due to my involvement with the PEACE Globe Worker Bees the last 5-6 weeks.

Please go visit the home of the Peace Globe originator MIMI of "Mimi Writes" to see the listing of all of the Peace Globes from around the world.

That is a story that has been told in bits and pieces here and on other blogs over the last few weeks. We surrounded our friend, and BlogBlast originator, Mimi as she ushered her daddy out of his pain and onto his final journey.

I was asked to help and create PEACE Globes for some 8 other people and that allowed me to see inside their desires and hopes. It helped me to get even closer to this special event.

This year’s biggest event of course, was my marrying the most wonderful Nancy . She has brought lightness and PEACE into my life which had been missing for way to long.

That soundtrack that continually plays in the back of my brain has always influenced my thought process. Some people can quote words by Tennyson and Whitman and Frost.

For me it is the words of James Taylor and B.B. King and Robert Fripp and Elmore James and others. For so long I envied those who had paid more attention than I in English classes in high school and then I began to realize that I also have a love of poetry…mine just happens to be accompanied by music.

Again this year, I have used words from a song to express my hopes for PEACE. In the past I have used Lennon and Stevens and Tempchin (the Eagles) and Whitfield and Strong…and this year Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield…

The lyrics on my globe come from finale of a recurring theme on the second album by King Crimson, entitled IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON. The album opens with “PEACE – A Beginning”:

I am the oceanLit by the flameI am the mountainPEACE is my nameI am the riverTouched by the windI am the storyI never end.

The story of PEACE and conflict never do seem to end. Since Cain killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy we have had conflict upon conflict. But we are always striving for the PEACE that seems to be just out of reach.

The second part of the song entitled “PEACE – A Theme” is the instrumental portion of the song...

and then there is “PEACE – An End” from which I quoted on this year's PEACE Globe…

PEACE is a wordOf the sea and the wind.PEACE is a bird who singsAs you smile.PEACE is the loveOf a foe as a friend;PEACE is the love you bringTo a child

PEACE is a streamFrom the heart of a man;PEACE is a man, whose breadthIs the dawn.PEACE is a dawnOn a day without end;PEACE is the end, like deathOf the war.

The lines “searching for you, you look everywhere, but not inside you” are those that hit me the first time I listened. I have always thought those words ring so true with so many people; myself included.

Think about it. How many times have you felt you were lacking in something, yet you never looked at who you are, to see that your life is more complete that you think?

That is how I relate to those words. And with PEACE, I think they are even truer. If you desire PEACE, you need to find it inside of you before you go looking for it from others.

Today, throughout the Bloggosphere and on Facebook and iPeace, people are writing words and sharing their PEACE Globes…

Perhaps today is, as the song says “PEACE is a dawn on a day without end” and we are moving closer to “PEACE is the end, like death of the war”…

...brought me to tears. So we tell it and we tell it and we tell it some more.What a humbling experience for me to be surrounded by all of you during the last few week and now I feel it even more profoundly throughout the Internet. There is a different feel to this BlogBlast..almost like an evolution of internal change for many people in so many ways.

I love the music you have incorporated here. For me there is no greater peace than music and words together.

Happy 2nd month anniversary to you and the beautiful Nancy. Part of my joy has been watching the two of you evolve into such a strong partnership and force - yes I said force - of love. May you always stay wrapped up in the peace that is found within yourselves and in each other.

Congrats and well wishes on a long and prosperous marriage! Love, it's a beautiful thing! I am so proud that Mimi has brought the lot of us together with the peace globe movement as well. Thank you for all you've done and thank you for stopping by my place today.

Beautiful words to choose. Thank you for sharing them, and for all the hard work you and the other workers bees put in to make this year's BlogBlast for Peace happen. I'm proud to be a small part of it again this year.

What a lovely way to celebrate and share peace! Love the music and the lyrics. Congratulations on finding and marrying Nancy who brings you peace. Thanks so much for visiting all 4 of my Peace Posts and leaving the link back here. How wonderful that you were able to assist others in creating Peace Globes to share. I look forward to visiting as many participants as time permits on this special day. I'm glad to have encountered your lovely blog through your visits to my Peace Posts this morning. I look forward to returning as time permits ;-)Hugs and blessings,Happily Retired Gal

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as real strength." St Francis de Sales

So your the one behind this awesome peace globe. I saw the link on Mimi's and had not made the time to follow it. I really love it it speaks volumes, as does this whole post! I think we are lucky to be a part of today and Mimi should be proud of being behind it!Peace to you always!

I intentionally include music in my life everyday. I was an English major in college and I can't quote those people you mention - maybe Shakespeare. :)If music is a universal language maybe it can lead us where we want to be.Thank you for your work and time and energy to make Mimis vision a reality.Happy Marriage too! Congrats!

A peaceful world is needed, but not all see that. Peace in our lives comes from within, we feel it and need it. All don't feel such, but we must contribute to a peaceful discourse by continuing to live the peace we feel. Can we change the world alone? Probably not, but we must continue to show our peaceful hearts. Hearts ca be changed one at a time...

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